Display device



E M. PITTS, DISPLAY DEVIQE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, I92!- PatentedSepf. 5,1922.

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means for receiving and holding a carton,

injthe direction of a support and be adhe- Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT, orac es EDMUND M. rrr'rs, or PHILADELPHTA,PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPLAY nnvron.

Application filed September 21, 1921. Serial No. 502,277.

and has for its object to" provide'a device of this character which ispreferablyformed from paper or other fibrous material, and soconstructed that an article to be displayed may be attached thereto andheld against a support, such for instance as a window glass by membersprovided with adhesive material thereon.

A further object is to provide a display device comprising a bodyportion having said body portionbeing provided with integral members themarginal edges of which are provided with adhesive material, saidintegral members being adapted to be bent sively attached thereto, insuch a manner as to hold the carton in engagement with the support. Alsoto provide a carton holding device which may be attached to a window fordisplaying the carton, said device also forming a sign on which variousadvertising matter may be printed.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe preciseembodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhatis claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of one of, the blanks forforming the displaydevice, showing the inner side of the device.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device after the'salme' hasbeenfolded and ready to apply to a supporting glass.

Figure 3 is a verticals'ectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2,showing the device attached to a supporting glass. t

Figure 4 is afhorizontalsectional view taken on line 4-4of;Figure 1,showing the device applied to .31 supporting glass.

Figure 5 is a plan view. of a modified form of display device, wherein acarton pr box is held between u s. a

- igure 6 is a horizontal sectionalview bent out integral through theform of device shown in Figure 5, showing thesame attached to a windowframe and holding the carton in engagement with the pane.

" Figure '7 is a -detail" perspective viewlof the carton holding portionof the device shownin Figures 5, and 6.

Figure 8 is perspective view of another form of holding device whereinthe rear vertical; corners of the carton or box extend throughvertically disposed openings in the body oftheiholding device.

- gure 9 is a horizontal sectional View through the box holding portionof the device shown in Figure 8, showing a carton or box being heldtherein in engagement with a window frame. I

' Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figures 1 't0 ainclusive, the 1111- meral 1 designates the body portion of a sheet. ofmaterial, which sheet of material may be formed from cardboard, paper orfrom any other material, however preferably from heavy, paper orcardboard. The body portion 1 is substantially rectangular shaped, andmaybe provided with vertically disposed indentations or scorings 2 andhorizontally disposed indentations, or scorings 3, which indentations orscorings form -a rectangular shaped body as clearly shown in Figures 1and 2. The corners of,

the body portion 1 are provided with V- shaped incisions 4, which formtriangular shaped lugs 5,adapted to be bent inwardly on scored lines 6for engagement under the top 7 and the bottom 7 of acarton 9 in whichgoods are disposed, and which cartons are desired to be displayed, on awindow, show case or a door, where it can be easily and readilyobservedby an approachton 9 maybe held as shown in Figure 2, or atareverse inclination if so desired. 'Exmembers 10, which members may beprovid ing customer. It will be seen that the cared with a line 11 onwhich a bend'may be obtained which will be straight after the members 10have been bent inwardly on the lines 2. After the members 10 have beenbent to a vertical plane on the lines 11, the integral members 12 whichextend outwardly from the upper and lower ends of the rectangular shapedbody member 1 are bent in the same direction as the integral members 10until their angularly disposed edges 12 engage the angularly disposededges 10 of the members 10, thereby forminga dished support as clearly.shown in Figures 3 and 4:. After the members12 have been bent as setforth, they are again bent on the lines 13 until their gummed portions14 are in the same plane as the gummed portions 15 of the members 10, atwhich time, after the gummed portions 1 1 and 15 have beenmoistened, thedevice as a whole may be adhesively attached to a glass 16 of a windowdoor or show case in such a manner that the carton 9 will be held'inengagement with the glass 16 so that itmay be observed by a customer orattract-the attention of a prospective customer.

Byforming the device from paper or other sheet material, it is obviousthat it may be easily and compactly packed for shipment and storage andset up as desired. Referring to Figures 5 to 7 inclusive, it will beseen that a strip of material 17 is provided, which strip is providedwith ,adhesive material 18 at its ends and with a plurality of tongues19. which tongues may be bent outwardly as shown in figure 7 in such amanner as to engage the sides of a carton 20 for holding the carton inengagement with one surface of the glass 21, after the adhesive 18hasbeen moistened and the device bent to the forms shown in 1: igure 6 andadhesively joined to the glass. The tongues 19 are formed integral withthe sheet 17, and it is obvious that the tongues when in the same planeas the sheet-17 will allow the sheets to be compactly packed forshipment.

Referring to Figures 8 and 9, the device in this form comprises anelongated strip 22, which strip is adapted to have printed thereonadvertising matter and is provided with adhesive material 23 at spacedpoints. The strip 22 is bent at 24 at an obtuse angle to the portion 22and at 25 so as to form a box receiving portion 26 in the sameplane asthe strip 22. After the box receiving portion 26 has been formed thestripis bent at 27 to form an angularly disposed portion 28 extendintowards the pane of glass 29 and is bent at 30 to form the adhesivecarrying portions'31' in the same plane as the strip 22. The strip 22isiprovided with oppositely disposed and opposed U-shaped slots. 32,which have their arms terminating" adjacent the bending points 25 and27, thereby providing means whereby whenlthe bends 25 and 27 are formed,vertically disposed recesses 83 are provided. which recesses receive therear vertical cor ners 34 of a carton or box 35, which is held againstdisplacement and in engagement with the plane 29.

From the above it will be seen. that a carton or box displaying deviceis provided, which device is preferably formed from bendable material,and which may be easily and quickly bent to form for positivelv andrigidly holding a carton preferably in engagement with a transparentsupport,-such for instance as a window glass, a door'gla'ss, or ashowcase. glass.

The invention havingbeen set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A display device formed froma sheet of material, means carried bysaid Sheet'of material whereby an article maybe attached thereto, saidsheet of material being adapted tobe aflixed to a supporting element tocover diflerent areas thereof and to' support articles of different sizebetween the sheet of material and the supporting element. 1 1 r v y 2. Adisplay device formedfrom a sheet of material, lugs carried by andformed integrally with the sheet of material and adapted to engage anarticlefor holding the same on thesheet of material, said sheet ofmaterial being adapted to be affixed to a supportingelement to coverdifferent areas thereo'fand to support articles of difi'erent sizebetween the sheet ofv-materialnandthe supporting elementJ I 3. A.display device comprisinga sheet of material, means wherebyan article tobedisplayed maybe attached thereto, an adhesive material carried by saidsheet and forming means whereby the sheet at spaced ,points may beattached to a support, said sheet of material'being adapted to beaffixed tothe support to cover different areas thereof and to supportarticles of different size between thesheetof material and the support.v

in display device formed from a sheet :of material, said devicecomprisinga rectangular shaped body portion formed by scored lines,means whereby an article may .be attached to said body portion,outwardly extending members carried by the sides and ends of therectangular shapedbody portion and having their edges diverging butspaced from the adjacent edges of the adjacent portion, therenvallowinonthe outwardly-j extending portions when bent on their scoredlines to come' together for form ing a dished member and adhesivematerial carried by said outwardly extendingportions adjacent theirouter edges and forming vmeans whereby the display devicewmay bevattached to a support,

5 A blank for forming an article display device, said blank comprising arectangular shaped sheet of material, a rectangular shaped central,portion formed by. scored lines, means disposed in said rectangularshaped portion whereby an article to be disposed may be attachedthereto, outwardly extending portions carried by the sides of therectangular shaped portion and formed by V-shaped notches extendinginwardly from the corners of the sheet of material and having theirconverged ends terminating adjacent the corners of the rectangularshaped portion and adhesive material carried by said outwardly extendingportions adjacent their edges and forming means whereby the device maybe adhesively attached to a support.

6. A display device for articles, saiddevice being formed from asheet ofmaterial and dished, means for attaching an article within the dishedportion thereof means for attaching the device to a window pane, andmeans whereby the sheet of, material may be extended to all of its sidesto cover dif ferent areas of the window pane, whereby articles ofdifierent size may be held between the sheet and window pane.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

I EDMUND M. PITTS.

